Windshield wiper



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Patent-eil May 1o, '1932 cmnmzcn is. winnaars. or entre. nanna. onmonilu WINDBHIELD mn Application illed November n, 18. lerial lo. 4MM.

This invention relates generally to windshield cleaners of the type embodying a wiper rubber adapted to be swept back and forth over a given area of the windshieldglass for the purpose of removing drops of water .thererom during rainy or foggy` weather; the primary object of the invention being to adapt such Windshield cleaners to the purpose of cleaning the windshield of dirt and lo scum, fog, etc.

Such wipers as are referred to ordinaril have utilityT for clearing the vision throng the windshield only when the windshield is clouded with moisture due to rain or-heavy fog, and in their present form are not suitable for removing the dirt or scum which accumulates on the glass when such heavy moisture .is -not present.

As is well known, it often occurs during 20 driving on the road that due to any one ofl a variety of causes the Windshield may become coated with dirt to such an extent that vision is seriously impaired, this'condition being especially dangerous during ynight driving when the coating on the windshield causes reflection of lights from the rear. This condition may be due, for instance, to driving over a very dusty road, to a short shower which streaks the windshield butdoes not dirt and scum can easily and conveniently be removed from the windshield glass.

T he referred embodiment of my invention em ies a wi r comprising two layers of rubberadap to be wiped across the windshield with their ed and between which may introduced a supply of water or other cleaning fluid which discharges on the glass to facilitate thecleanlocated means or equipped wash it clean, or possibly to rusty water. spat-` object of the present inthe general type rei essentiall wiping the glass,

ing operation. The cleaning iiuid issupplied to the wiper through'a tube from a supply tank, which is rovided with a conveniently forcing the uid from the tank into the. wiper.

Thus the invention is characterized in supplying cleaning iluid to a wiper; and the mechanism for moving the wiper maybe of any desired character. Illustratively, l show the invention applied to a common oscillating wi r.

Various ad itional objects and features of the invention will appear and be more fully understood from the followin detailed description of a present preferre embodiment c5 thereof, reference for this pur being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which.:

Fig. 1 shows in perspe a windshield with a windshield wiper to which my invention has been applied;

Fi 2 is a section taken through the windshiel and windshield wiper; Y

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line ctive 3--3 of Fig. 2;.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken through 7:

the supply tank; and

Fig. '5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a variational embodiment of the invention.

Referring now to' the drawin the nuso meral 10 designates a windshield g ass having at its upper edge ka supportin frame 11. The motor case 12 of thewindshield wiper is mounted in the present instance on the inner side of frame 11, and a shaft 13 reciprocating- 85 ly driven by the motor within case 12 extends through frame 11 and carries at its outer end a swinging arm 15, which in turn carries the wiper 16 at its free end, as usual.

The wiper 16 (see Fig.3) as embodied ac- 00 cording to the resent invention comprises a pair of adjacent rubber wioer leaves or ayers 18 providing a pair of wiping edges 18a adasted to rub or scrape against the windshiel glass, and a fluid discharge 9,-'1

-tube 19 located between the rubber leaves and having a line ofrforations 20 through which cleaning fluid is adapted to be discharged, `this iluid flowing out between the edges of the wiper members and being spread 1 type of an s rubber member extending on the windshield glass, where it softens the dirt thereon so that it will be removed by the wiper. Because. the rubber edges are normally in contact or closely spaced, the liquid stream emerging therefrom vis spread out along the length of the wiper so that it supplies a uniform stream of liquid to the glass.

In the form` illustrated, the wiper is essenibled by wrapping a` suitable sheet of rubber or the like about the discharge tube and holding it in place by means of a holder or clamp member 24, the two longitudinal edges of the out'of the holder to form the adjacent'wipmg edges 18a. The holder Q24 is provided near its middle with ears 25 adapted -for pivotal attachment to the end of the swinging driving arm 15, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Mounted preferably on the inside of windshield frame 11 is a supply tank 26 for the cleaning fluid to be used in the windshield wiper. This tank is preferably mounted in releasable clamps 27 so that the tank can if desired be removed from the windshield for convenience in refilling, and is provided with a screw cap 33. A flexible delivery tube 28 is detachably connected tothe bottom of tank 26, as at 29,*and leadsthrough an opening in the windshield frame to a nipple 30 communicating with the discharge tube 19. This tube is made flexible in the present embodiment because of the fact that the ni which it attaches is movable with t e swinging wiper. A rubber hand-bulb 32 is attached to tank 26 for the purpose of forcing fluid from the tank down into the discharge tube A19 and out of the perforations 20 therein when it is desired to clean the windshield glass.

The operation of the device will be obvious. When it is desired to clean the windshield, the Wiper is driven in the usual manner, either manually or by means of the wiper motor, and bulb 32 is squeezed to force the cleaning fluid from the tank into tube 19 and out of the perforations 20. This cleaning fluid is `then spread on the windshield glass by the y edges of the wiper rubber, and softens the I livered to the dirt thereon so that it is easily and effectively removed bythe wiper.

. In Fig. 5 is shown an embodiment of my invention in which the cleaning fluid is dedischarge tube 19 through the drlvlng arm 15a, which in this case is 'made the tube' 34 ple v30 to` together to present a pair of adjacent wi wiper and as a conduit for supplying the cleaning fluid to the tube 19. The form illustrated 1n Fig. 2 is suitable when my invention is to be applied to existing windshield wipers, while the formshown in Fig. 5 may be preferable when my invention is originally incorporated in the design of the windshield wiper.

It will now be seen that I have provided an extremely simple attachment for a windshield wiper by means of which the windshield may easily and conveniently be cleaned of dirt in dry weather, and that this operation may be .accomplished on the road without the inconvenience of gettin out of thc car to reach the front surface o? the glass. It will be understood the drawings and description are to be considered merely as illustrative of and not restrictive on the broader. claims appended hereto, for various changes in design, structure and arrangement may be Inadewithout departing from the spirit and scope of said claims.

I claim:

1. A windshield cleaner comprising a double wiper member of rubber or the like, the double sides of which touch one another and presentl a pair of adjacent scrubbing edges, a liquid tube having an outlet between said double sides, and a holder holding said wiper member and liquid tube in assembly.

2. A windshield cleaner comprising a liquid tube having an outlet along itsv side, a wiper member comprising a sheet of rubber or the like wrapped around said liquid tube and having its sides extended and brought 1n edges, and a holder clamping said wlipei: sheet around said tube and holding its extended sides in contact.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 7th day of November, 1929.

CLARENCE B. WILLIAMS.

from the supplytank is connected through a v swivel 35 to a hollow shaft 13a passing through windshield frame 11 and driven as by the usual wiper motor in the motor case 12. The outer end of hollow shaft 13a is connected to the hollow swinging arm 15a, which in turn is connected to a through the back of the middle ofthe dischar Fig. 5. In this case t e swinging arm 15a serves both as a driving support for the' nipple 37 extending holder 24 from the e tube 19, shown in 

